News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-06-16
LOCAL NEWS.
NJ ORRISVIIIE,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
SUNDAY. JTTNE 10.

Services commence at 1890 A. NJ.
UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH.-Rev. F. E. Healey,
Pastor. Services commence at l0.45 A. n.
Mrs. j. A. George starts for Chica-
go to-day.
Miss Hattie Thompson is at home
for her summer vacation.
Mrs. G. S. Noyes is steadily i'm
proving and is now able to ride out
daily.
Miss S. Carrie Chase, of North
field, is spending her summer vacation
at home.
A. Matthews started for Keesville,
n. Y. to-day, where he will spend a
few weeks.
George Elmore has caught the spir-
it of improvement, and is grading
about his premises.
Mrs. F. NJ. Nichols, of st. Adams.
is spending a few weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Phelps.
S. c. Town has begun prep arations
for manufacturing brick on Elmer Ri
der's farm on Laport.
Mrs. P. P. Roberts is adding bay
window to that part of her residence
occupied by jeweler Healey.
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid Society
is cordially invited to meet at Mrs.
A. B. Smiths Thursday, June %.
DIR. Eugene Thompson and family,
of Rutland, have been visiting their
friends here during the past week.
Judge Veazey and wife, of rutland,
were in town over Sunday, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Powers.
Those boys that are mutiiating and
destroying the band stand in Academy
| Park are requested to stop it at once.
Miss Alice Boutelle, of White River
Junction, is visiting with Miss Myra
Rogers and other young friends in
| town.
, Melbourn Stoughton is in town for
short time, and looks after Boyn-
toms interests here during his trip in
the Queens Dominions.
A NJ Churchill and family returned
Monday from two weeks fishing ex-
cursion to Willoughby Lake. They
report good time and plenty of fish.
Don't forget the concert at the Town
Hall Friday evening by the Ladies
Club, of st. Johnsbury. Admission
only Is cents. 1t will pay you to hear
them.
Children's Day was observed at the
Congregational church by an appro-
pirate sermon by the pastor in the
morning and concert by the children
in the afternoon.
The annual meeting of the W. G.
7. Z. will be held at the vestry of the
Congregational church on Thursday
at p. m. A full attendance is de-
sired. CLARA NILES, Sec.
G. W. Fitch has returned from
Barre. Monday morning he COM
menced work on the new store front
for Doty's establishment. Doty also
contemplates extensive repairs about
his residence.
E. E. Allen, while ploughing this
spring, brought to light copper coin
bearing date of 1749, and the inscrip-
ton, "Georgiu's Rex" and we under
stand Orsemus Gates unearthed a sill
yer coin this spring dated 1925.
H. D. Bryant has the best piece of
: field corn we have seen this season,
and our observation has extended into
. parts of Chittenden and Addison
counties. Grass is looking better
here, and crops generally are quite as
/ we'll advanced as in the lake towns.
, In another column of this issue will
be found a number of testimonials
from Vermont people who have been
treated by DR.. Royce, who is now at
the old Morrisville House. The Doc
tor is having large run of custom
! here and many are said to be receiv-
ing much help.
/. A. White & Co., at the bakery,
: are running a full force of hands and
} to-day they are IS barrels of crackers
r behind with their orders. This is
l owing to the superior quality of the
goods which they are now turning out.
Call and examine their confectionery,
fruits, nuts and delicacies.
Attention is called to the advertise.
, ment of the well-known firm of G. HI
r Cross & Son, which appears in this
issue. This firm has been doing bus.
iness through Northern Vermont evel
since we can remember, and by thei
straightforward and reliable bushes:
. methods, have established one of the
largest and best known business hous
es in Vermont.
About Is from this place attended
: the Grand Chapter Of the o. E. S. a
s Lyndonville the past week, and were
royalty entertained by the members 0
d Easter Chapter at that place. Tues
S day evening the work was exemplifiet
: by the home chapter in a name
s which reflected great credit on all con
e cerned. Wednesday the regular bus
: mess of the Grand Chapter was takel
n up and the old board of officers re
g elected, W. G. McClintock bein,
n unanimously elected Grand Patron
q and Mrs. +. Z. Foster Grand Con
ductress. Interest in the order ha
b.. greatly increased the past year an
g several new chapters will be adde
e soon. The next meeting will be q
}, Bennington.
e A very pleasant company gathere
n at the home of Hiram and Polly Fol
1t bush on the afternoon and evening {
lie May 16, it being the 50th anniversar
G of their marriage. OF those who Wi
e messed the marriage service at Under
= hill, May 16, 1887, not one was pres
IS ent; tbut several aged neighbor!
y some of whom had been married owe
d so years, enjoyed the social gatherin
s. and recounted the scenes of olde
It time. Mr.. Forbush was born at Ro.
alton, Mass, and was 26 years o
t. when married. His wife was born
Onondaga, N. Y, and had reach'
lie her 21st year when their fortunes we
ID Joined. All their children were M